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From: "Frederick T. Baird" <>
Subject: Re: Beard/Baird puzzler
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 15:49:24 -0700


On Tue, 09 Feb 1999 18:13:52 -0600 Ken Beard <>
writes:
>The William Beard that married Peggy Brockman and Mariah Bullington,
>did not
>marry Chloe Farris. This William Beard was born in Washington,
>county
>Kentucky around 1800. He the son of Joseph and Anne (Ray) Beard who
>immigrated from Anne Arundel county, Maryland around 1794. William
>and
>Chloe went to Hickman county, Ky around 1828. He died there around
>1836.
>Chloe returned to Green county by 1840 with their children and she
>died a
>widow of William Beard in Taylor county, Ky.
>
>Joseph's father was John Beard from All Hollow's Parrish in Anne
>Arundel
>county, Md.
>
>Ken Beard from Glasgow, Kentucky.
>
>At 01:45 PM 2/9/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 09 Feb 1999 01:53:36 -0500 Jim Van Nostrand
><>
>>writes:
>>>Hello all,
>>>
>>>After reading the messages lately about OLD JOHN's wives and final
>>>resting
>>>place, I have a modest proposal.
>>>
>>>I live in Northeastern Pennsylvania and have in-laws in Saddle
>River,
>>>right
>>>outside New York City near the OLD JOHN homestead. I will do
>on-site
>>>research with camera in hand, and send those pictures electronically
>
>>>to
>>>whoever wants them, if the good citizens of this list will tell me
>how
>>>I
>>>connect to OLD JOHN.
>>>
>>>The oldest Beard/Baird ancestor I have pegged for certain is WILLIAM
>
>>>BEARD,
>>>b. 1798 in Green County, Kentucky. He married Margaret "Peggy"
>>>Brockman in
>>>1824 in Barren County, Kentucky. His other wives were Cloy Faris and
>
>>>Martha
>>>Bullington. His children were Nancy (1825), Andrew (1827), Albert
>>>(1828),
>>>John (1833), Lucy (unknown), William (1837) and Alexander (1839).
>>>
>>>This WILLIAM BEARD is listed as the eldest son of ANDREW and MOLLY
>>>BEARD.
>>>Andrew and Molly's other children are listed (no dates) as Libby,
>>>John,
>>>Peggy, Andrew and Alexander.
>>>
>>>From lurking on the Beard and Baird lists for a long time, I'm
>>>virtually
>>>convinced that this ANDREW BEARD came from the Jersey Settlement and
>
>>>is
>>>therefore descended from OLD JOHN via the Great Wagon Road.
>>>
>>>According to Catchings, whom I know is unreliable, a WILLIAM and an
>
>>>ANDREW
>>>BEARD moved to Barren County from North Carolina, and their brothers
>
>>>Josiah
>>>and Jeremiah went to Tennessee about the same time. Could this be my
>
>>>ANDREW
>>>BEARD?
>>>
>>>I can't connect the dots yet. If anyone can help me connect the dots
>
>>>to OLD
>>>JOHN from your pedigree worksheets, I'd be indebted. In addition to
>
>>>taking
>>>pictures of the old homesteads, I'll root through any archive in New
>
>>>Jersey
>>>for OLD JOHN stuff.
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance. Sorry for the long-winded post.
>>>
>>>Jim Van Nostrand
>>>Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
>>>
>>>
>>Hi Jim>
>>Not long at all,enjoyed it--Thankyou.
>>No--your Andrew is a different one,Though he could well have come
>from
>>N.C.
>>I ,too,wished I knew.
>>Also ,he could very well belong to OLD JOHN
>>
>>I have two additional children for Andrew and Molly.They are
>>Mary(Polly),and Betsy
>>(Elizabeth)
>>They may also have come from Tn. ,as I believe Mary (Polly) was bn.
>there
>>abt.1793.
>>Md. Edward Ferrel 29 Jan.1819.
>>I think Libby is IBBY.
>>But, your proposal sounds fantastic to me.
>>
>>Fred
>>
>>
>>
>
>
Hi Ken:
Good to hear from you again.
In reply to Jim Van Nostrand's message Re/William Beard,I think you said
that William
who md. Margaret "Peggy" Brockman is a different one than Md. Chloe
farris.
And that the one who m. Chloe ,her father was Joseph and his father John
from "all Hollow"s Parrish in Anne Arubdel Co. Md.
THe William who md/ Margaret Brockman ,her father was Andrew and mother
Molly Beard.
Do you know where they came from?

It appears that the Alexander,son of Andrew,md. Elizabeth Clark ,is not
the same one
that went to Lincoln,Tn.
Do you know anything abt. any of these Alexander Beards?
There was an Alexander Sr. and Jr. appearing on the 1810-20 census with
land.

Fred

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